Illinois Professional Development: Creating a New Culture

1. Presented by: Bevan Gibson, Director Southern IL Professional Development Center Aime’e LaFollette Julian, Co-Director IL Center for Specialized Professional Support Sarah Goldammer, Training Specialist, Southern IL Professional Development Center Illinois Professional Development: Creating a New Culture

2. Develop a Career Pathway System • Alignment with College and Career Readiness • Technology Skills • Expand Bridge Programs • Integrated Learning Opportunity • Acceleration Strategies Programs FY 2014 Priorities for Adult Education- Creating Pathways for Adult Learners

3. The Problem of Disconnected Paths Postsecondary Career Programs Traditional ABE/GED Programs Developmental Education The “black hole” of developmental education: Low completion rates for underprepared students Remediation not customized to career pathway requirements Lack of alignment with career/technical credential programs postsecondary entrance requirements Programs lack supports and are ill-equipped to meet the needs of nontraditional students Multiple Loss Points Low rates of program completion and credential attainment

5. Accelerating Opportunity • Illinois Career & Academic Pathways Initiative • Alliance for Quality Career Pathways • Workforce Strategic Plan • CTE’s role and how to get there Connecting Career and Technical Education to Adult Career Pathways

6. The “Elite 8”-colleges who began with AO ICCB decision to scale up the number of colleges participating Development of Transitions Academy Added 4 colleges in first year (Cohort 1-AO Affiliate Colleges) Added 6 colleges this year (Cohort 2-AO Affiliate Colleges) The Journey

7. Integration of Adult Education and Career and Technical Education Professional Development Providers Professional development for Elite 8 Used Elite 8 administrators as mentors for Cohort 1 and provided professional development Used Elite 8 and Cohort 1 administrators as mentors for Cohort 2 and provided professional development The process

8. Logic models Online Transitioning Continuum Google group for Elite 8 Transitions Academy 20 Minutes of Fame presentations Mentors Transitions Newsletter Webinars Transitions Blog In-person trainings professional Development opportunities

9. To assess the “if-then” relationships between elements of the program, i.e., if the resources are available for a program, then the activities can be implemented. If the activities are implemented successfully, then certain outputs and outcomes can be expected. Purpose of Logic Models

10. components of a Logic Model Your Planned Work Your Intended Results

11. Transitioning through Life, Advanced Education, and the World of Work Free online professional development to help adult educators in transitioning knowledge from basic to complex Online Transitioning continuum

12. Accelerating Opportunity Google Group Elite 8 invited to join Opportunity to ask questions and share information with other AO programs Developed from the request of the programs to have a forum for sharing Google Group for Elite 8

13. Participate in a six-eight month project • Participation in the Transitions Academy Launch (July-Aug) • Develop a program specific logic model • Attend additional professional development requirements • NCTN, Forum for Excellence, NCPN, and AE conferences • Present project at an open forum • Implementation of ICAPS and Bridge Program by the end of the process • Participation in the Spring Transitions Academy Professional Development – 20 Minutes of Fame Transitions Academy Goals

14. Describe AO process • Enrollment • Pathways • Credentials/certificates • Number of staff involved • Recruitment process update • Partnerships formed • Policy changes locally • Early lessons learned 20 Minutes of Fame

15. Assignment made with consideration of proximity, pathway choice, and size of institution Guidelines for mentoring given to mentors and mentees Encouraged to share templates, models, data collection suggestions, and invite mentees to tour mentor’s program Mentoring

16. Distributed electronically 3 times per year • Highlights transitional programs in Illinois, upcoming professional development opportunities, JFF meetings and trainings • Found on SIPDC website • www.siue.edu/SIPDC/ Transitions Newsletter

17. Experienced Bridge Programs Answer Your Questions Experienced Team Teachers Answer Your Questions webinars

18. http://www.illinoistransitions.blogspot.com/ Share information Promote programs Easy link to resources Stimulates community/culture of transitioning Transitions blog

19. JFF Meetings Braided Funding World Ed Career Navigator Training Washington Team Teachers Illinois leadership sharing the vision Networking among Illinois programs In-person Trainings

20. Questions?

21. Presented by: Bevan Gibson, Director Southern IL Professional Development Center bgibson@siue.edu Aime’e LaFollette Julian, Co-Director IL Center for Specialized Professional Support alafoll@ilstu.edu Sarah Goldammer, Training Specialist, Southern IL Professional Development Center sgoldam@siue.edu Illinois Professional Development: Creating a New Culture For more information or to view this presentation visit http://icsps.illinoisstate.edu/illinois-career-and-technical-education-professional-development-center/transitions-academy/